Lil Wayne was vocal about how humbled and honored he was to be taking over folk icon Bob Dylan’s part on Monday night’s remake of “We Are the World.” But at the end of his soft-spoken comments to reporters during the recording session, the New Orleans-bred rapper added one more thought that instantly sent a buzz through the room.

“I think it’s amazing what’s been done for Haiti,” Wayne said, gazing out at the assembled reporters and cameramen in a tent just outside the Jim Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood as he stepped off a stool and lowered the microphone. Then, raising the mic to his iced-out grill once more, he added, “But I also think it’s amazing what hasn’t been done for New Orleans.”

And with that, he walked out without taking any further questions.

Via MTV

Check out these awesome pictures of Lil Wayne from The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards night where he performed “Forever” and “Drop The World” alongside Drake, Eminem, and Travis Barker. You can watch the performance video here and view more pictures after the jump below.

In other news, the “We Are The World” remake for Haiti is going to drop on February 12th and I’m sure if that is the audio or it could be a video. Also, DJ Scoob Doo’s and Lil Wayne‘s “The Nino Brown Story Part 3” will be released some time this month and it will include a video for one of my favorite songs from the No Ceilings mixtape, “Single”

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Lil Wayne, along with more than 80 other stars, has been recruited to record a remake of “We Are The World” for Haiti. Lil Wayne was given the task of recording Bob Dylan’s part.

“After I did Bob Dylan’s part, it kind of hit me that this is something way more important than I could’ve ever imagined,” Wayne says.

Props to MTV for the video.

Hit the jump below to see photos of Lil Wayne and some of the other stars as they got together to record the song.

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They will join a host of hip-hop acts including Pharrell Williams, Chris Brown and Queen Latifah at the Black Entertainment TV (BET) two hour event ‘SOS Saving OurSelves – Help for Haiti‘, which will be broadcast live from Miami on February 5. The event will air on US TV channels MTV, VH1, BET and Centric at 8pm EST.

The group, which featured the rapper, his Haitian cousin Pras Michel and Lauryn Hill, split up in 1997. He told BBC Radio 1Xtra: “Everyone is doing different relief and when the time is right, the vibe is right, The Fugees should definitely contribute a single to go into Yele Haiti (Wyclef Jean’s charity). I think it would raise a lot of money.” The rapper helped actor George Clooney organise the previous ‘Hope For Haiti Now’ telethon and gig, which took place earlier this month. It has so far raised $66m (£42.1m), reports BBC News.

Via NME

I wonder what song(s) Lil Wayne will perform… could it be a brand new song dedicated to the victims of Haiti